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M&G Friday brings you the pick of this week
A poet, writer and editor, Don Mattera was a towering figure for many creatives. He was a man of many names who showed that the elements of one’s heritage do not have to live in…
Poet and activist Myesha Jenkins (1948-2020) took her craft, including her teaching, extremely seriously
Thandi Ntuli’s new album, ‘Live at Jazzwerkstatt’, is a radiant turn, with dark a darker meta-narrative
Melinda Ferguson has gathered essays and stories from 40-plus contributors for Corona Chronicles
Sisonke Msimang calls for legacy projects to honour a ‘bright red sun’ who was never able to skip, carefree, down a country lane
Keorapetse Kgositsile played a significant role in the emergence of post-1994 poetry
Naledi Yaziyo reflects on her childhood fascination with people born into exile, and the way her perceptions of shaped her worldview.
Lebo Mashile: It would take at least two 9/11s and a tsunami for South Africans to be thrown into a state of panic.
